Week 2 Reading Anthology

Foolish, Timid Rabbit Author:  Ellen C. Babbitt
  • author uses "once upon a time" as introduction
  • integrates lesson that one must not follow the rest of the group, or the fallacy of false rumors
  • short, concise sentence that adds strategic breaks to the reading of the stories
Turtle Author: Ellen C. Babbitt
  • general theme of foolishness and the fallacies/consequences of their bad habits
  • the turtle's greatest weakness was that he talked too much and ended up dying
  • also talks about ignorance of others and the genius of animals.
  • stories are generally written in 3rd person POV
Crane and Crab Author: W. H. D. Rouse
  • general theme of the cunning and the witted, where teaches a lesson that tells the people who try to deceive others often pay for it themselves
Monkey and Croc Author: Marie L. Shedlock
  • again tells general theme of deceit and being outwitted by another character
  • Starts story with background of the animal, or main protagonist
  • Ends the story with the unfortunate demise of the antagonist.
Crocodiles in the River Author: Robert Chalmers
  • Told in paragraph form, highly detailed less breaks within structure of reading
  • Include dialogue of two main characters
  • Include stanzas of sayings
Lotuses Author: Tayodhamma Jataka
  • starts of with a background of fanciful/divine beginnings to introduce the rest of the story
  • Stereotypical happy ending
Goblin Author: W. H. D. Rouse
  • Fantasy creatures, unlike other stories' usage of forest animals and setting associated with the main characters
  • Usage of highly detailed adjectives and action verbs
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Comments

  1. CrystalFebruary 10, 2020 at 4:26 PM

    Hi Long! Interesting reading anthology you have here. I like how there's a lot of interesting fairy tales in here with clear morals that are easy to understand. I'm curious if any of them influenced your ongoing stories about Yerdua? I feel like there's a lesson to be learned when you're facing off against her, but I can't know for sure.

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